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.@.@.@.@.. ...@.@..@.
.@@@@@@@@. ...@@@@.@@
@@.......@ the honey is a condensation of a thick @..@...@@.
@.@......@ liquid, inherent to all mazes. @@.@@..@.@
.@@@.....@ ..@@.@.@@@
@@..@....@ ######################################## @.@.@@@@..
@.@.@@...@ ........................................ .@@@@...@.
@@@@@.@..@ @@...@..@@
.....@@@.@ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ..@..@@.@.
.....@..@@ the kirugu vargir desert, in the @.@@.@.@@@
@....@@.@. underlying tunnels. it's use and @@@.@@@@..
@@...@.@@@ possession is illegal within the city. @..@@...@.
@.@..@@@.. .@.@.@..@@
.@@@.@..@. .@@@@@@.@.
.@..@@@.@@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@.....@@@
@@@.@..@@. , properties , @.@....@..
@..@@@.@.@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .@@@...@@.
@@.@..@@@@ .@..@..@.@
..@@@.@... the honey is a reddish amber, very @@@.@@.@@@
@.@..@@@.. viscous (but still pourable). it smells ...@@.@@..
@@@@.@..@. slightly of eucalyptus, and has a @..@.@@.@.
@...@@@.@@ mostly bitter taste. @@.@@@.@@@
.@..@..@@. ..@@..@@..
.@@.@@.@.@ it's highly addictive, and possess ..@.@.@.@.
.@.@@.@@@@ strong psychotropic effects. ..@@@@@@@@
@@@@.@@... ..@.......
@...@@.@.. @.@@......
@@..@.@@@. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@@.@.....
@.@.@@@..@ , collection , ...@@@....
@@@@@..@.@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @..@..@...
@....@.@@@ @@.@@.@@..
@@...@@@.. the honey materializes in vaccuums ..@@.@@.@.
@.@..@..@. within any labyrinthine space. the more @.@.@@.@@@
.@@@.@@.@@ folded and ambiguous, the faster it @@@@@.@@..
.@..@@.@@. emerges. the cavernous systems under @....@@.@.
.@@.@.@@.@ the desert of kirugu serves this @@...@.@@@
@@.@@@@.@@ purpose very well - the lizards use ..@..@@@..
@.@@...@@. pumps to empty small boxes or jars of @.@@.@..@.
@@@.@..@.@ air, which then are left overnight and .@@.@@@.@@
...@@@.@@@ harvested the next day. .@.@@..@@.
...@..@@.. .@@@.@.@.@
@..@@.@.@. most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and @@..@@@@@@
.@.@.@@@@@ it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu @.@.@.....
.@@@@@.... veszelle city to keep a few jars (often @@@@@@....
.@....@... hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns @.....@...
.@@...@@.. made for this purpose). however, these .@....@@..
.@.@..@.@. may take weeks to fill. @@@...@.@.
.@@@@.@@@@ ...@..@@@@
@@...@@... @..@@.@...
@.@..@.@.. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, .@.@.@@@..
@@@@.@@@@. , as a drug , @@@@@@..@.
@...@@...@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ......@.@@
.@..@.@..@ @.....@@@.
.@@.@@@@.@ . one spoon . .@....@..@
@@.@@...@@ ..... @@@...@@.@
..@@.@..@. the drug is used by the lizards in ...@..@.@@
@.@.@@@.@@ these small (but often continuous) ...@@.@@@.
@@@@@..@@. doses. this heightens the senses ...@.@@..@
.....@.@.@ somewhat but at the cost of a lessened @..@@@.@.@
@....@@@@@ ability to multi-task - context @@.@..@@@@
.@...@.... switching might take longer and be more @.@@@.@...
.@@..@@... confusing. @@@..@@@..
.@.@.@.@.. ...@.@..@.
.@@@@@@@@. ...@@@@.@@
@@.......@ . four spoons . @..@...@@.
@.@......@ ..... @@.@@..@.@
.@@@.....@ multitasking becomes very hard (the ..@@.@.@@@
@@..@....@ thought does not occur). senses more @.@.@@@@..
@.@.@@...@ acute but "unimportant" (ignored). .@@@@...@.
@@@@@.@..@ inner perceptions take the upper hand, @@...@..@@
.....@@@.@ abstraction and memory faculties are ..@..@@.@.
.....@..@@ sharpened severely. slight telepathy @.@@.@.@@@
@....@@.@. (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. @@@.@@@@..
@@...@.@@@ sense of thirst dissappears. still easy @..@@...@.
@.@..@@@.. to move around the body (if so .@.@.@..@@
.@@@.@..@. inclined). .@@@@@@.@.
.@..@@@.@@ @@.....@@@
@@@.@..@@. @.@....@..
@..@@@.@.@ . seven spoons . .@@@...@@.
@@.@..@@@@ ..... .@..@..@.@
..@@@.@... the honey eater becomes unresponsive to @@@.@@.@@@
@.@..@@@.. normal stimuli, but able to override ...@@.@@..
@@@@.@..@. their own senses with dreamlike @..@.@@.@.
@...@@@.@@ imagery. sharing of thoughts with other @@.@@@.@@@
.@..@..@@. eaters, mood reading of those who stay ..@@..@@..
.@@.@@.@.@ sober (worth noting that the thoughts ..@.@.@.@.
.@.@@.@@@@ are very fragmented and hard to ..@@@@@@@@
@@@@.@@... decipher, unless you are at a similar ..@.......
@...@@.@.. level of spoons). at this point the @.@@......
@@..@.@@@. body is hard to move, and starts losing @@@.@.....
@.@.@@@..@ water. ...@@@....
@@@@@..@.@ @..@..@...
@....@.@@@ @@.@@.@@..
@@...@@@.. . nine spoons and above . ..@@.@@.@.
@.@..@..@. ..... @.@.@@.@@@
.@@@.@@.@@ overdose. body losing water quickly, @@@@@.@@..
.@..@@.@@. and is completely unable to move. there @....@@.@.
.@@.@.@@.@ is intermittent thought sharing with @@...@.@@@
@@.@@@@.@@ sober persons (although ..@..@@@..
@.@@...@@. unintelligible). memeories are sharded @.@@.@..@.
@@@.@..@.@ or not formed. .@@.@@@.@@
...@@@.@@@ .@.@@..@@.
...@..@@.. .@@@.@.@.@
@..@@.@.@. ,,,,,,,,,,, @@..@@@@@@
.@.@.@@@@@ , dangers , @.@.@.....
.@@@@@.... ,,,,,,,,,,, @@@@@@....
.@....@... @.....@...
.@@...@@.. most deaths are due to loss of water - .@....@@..
.@.@..@.@. thirst is one of the last senses to @@@...@.@.
.@@@@.@@@@ restable after coming down, often gone ...@..@@@@
@@...@@... for up to twenty four hours. at higher @..@@.@...
@.@..@.@.. doses it's hard to move, even if you .@.@.@@@..
@@@@.@@@@. would remember drinking (which is also @@@@@@..@.
@...@@...@ made harder by the attention focusing ......@.@@
.@..@.@..@ properties of the honey). @.....@@@.
.@@.@@@@.@ .@....@..@
@@.@@...@@ people are known to suffer injuries @@@...@@.@
..@@.@..@. from being still in unfavourable ...@..@.@@
@.@.@@@.@@ climates for too long, sometimes to the ...@@.@@@.
@@@@@..@@. point of death. another danger is ...@.@@..@
.....@.@.@ actually locomotion of the body... @..@@@.@.@
@....@@@@@ walking around is still somewhat @@.@..@@@@
.@...@.... possible after losing sight, which have @.@@@.@...
.@@..@@... lead to seveal falls. additionally, @@@..@@@..
.@.@.@.@.. robberies of the intoxicated are common. ...@.@..@.
.@@@@@@@@. ...@@@@.@@
@@.......@ lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible @..@...@@.
@.@......@ to die of pure overdose (on the scale @@.@@..@.@
.@@@.....@ of jars of honey) before being killed ..@@.@.@@@
@@..@....@ by thirst. there are rumors that this @.@.@@@@..
@.@.@@...@ leaves "ghosts", who will still share .@@@@...@.
@@@@@.@..@ their thoughts long after their bodies @@...@..@@
.....@@@.@ are dead and gone. ..@..@@.@.
.....@..@@ @.@@.@.@@@
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